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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 23: Activist Greta Thunberg is arrested and sits in the back of a police van outside the offices of Aspen Insurance on December 23, 2025 in London, England. The activists targeted the company due to its alleged business relationship with the Israeli defence contractor Elbit Systems. They are also protesting in support of six of the so-called "Filton 24" prisoners who were arrested in 2024 and have been refusing food for over 50 days while being held on remand ahead of a trial. (Photo by Martin Pope/Getty Images)

Thunberg arrested at Palestine protest

Garrett Owen

The arrest is in keeping with the UK's ban on the group

Bari Weiss (Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press)

Canned "60 Minutes" story airs in Canada

Garrett Owen

Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss claimed the story "wasn't ready" but it found its way online anyway

Donald Trump and his then-girlfriend, Melania Knauss, alongside future convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago on February 12, 2000. (Davidoff Studios/Getty Images))

New trove of Epstein docs name Trump

Garrett Owen

The recent release of Epstein files are peppered with mentions of the president

"Another Beatles Christmas Show" at the Hammersmith Odeon, London 23rd December 1964. (Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)

The inside joke of Beatles Xmas singles

Caryn Rose

Released annually from 1963 to 1969, these collectible albums now feel like a holiday time capsule

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Homemade Christmas gifts (MarKord /Getty Images)

Homemade holiday food gifts, done well

Ashlie D. Stevens

Simple, delicious and stress-free ways to make treats for everyone on your list

Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

MAGA is showing cracks over religion

Heather Digby Parton

As Trump and Vance attack immigrants and proclaim religious liberty, some Christian denominations are uncomfortable

Vice President JD Vance speaks at Turning Point USA's annual AmericaFest conference  on Dec. 21, 2025. ( Caylo Seals/Getty Images)

JD’s 2028 strategy: Be worse than Trump

Amanda Marcotte

Vance sees a future in people who call Hitler "a great leader"

Social and political issue of healthcare and medicine changes and reform in USA politics and policies, symbolized by a close-up of a stethoscope resting on a the cloth fabric of the United States flag.

Reinventing public health under Trump

Nicole Karlis

California, New York and others are forming health alliances, marking an uncharted chapter in public health

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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a news conference on November 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images))

Blanche broke law with crypto holdings

Corey G. Johnson, Al Shaw - ProPublica

Top DOJ official violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement, experts say

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 16: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference with other Senate Democrats on the upcoming deadline for the release of the Epstein files, in Washington, DC on December 16, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Schumer aims to sue over Epstein files

Garrett Owen

The initial release of the long-sought files was widely panned, including by Epstein's victims

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 4: FBI Director Kash Patel conducts a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday, December 4, 2025, announcing the arrest of Brian Cole Jr., who allegedly placed pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee offices on January 6, 2021. Also appearing are, from left, ATF Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood, Darren B. Cox, deputy assistant director of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division, and Attorney General Pam Bondi. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Kash Patel's new wheels: armored BMWs

Garrett Owen

Patel's use of resources and his professional conduct have come under intense scrutiny

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. During the event, it was announced that Hyundai will invest $20 billion in U.S. manufacturing, including a $5 billion investment in a Louisiana steel factory that will produce 1,500 jobs. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

New Trump envoy aims to annex Greenland

Garrett Owen

The development is the latest in Trump's history of annexation attempts

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Bari Weiss speaks onstage in New York on Nov. 19, 2024. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press)

Bari Weiss' story spike shows her hand

Sophia Tesfaye

Weiss' catch-and-kill puts her editorial incompetence at CBS News on public view

The Free Press' Honestly with Bari Weiss (pictured) hosts Senator Ted Cruz presented by Uber and X on January 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images)

CBS yanks El Salvador prison story

Garrett Owen

One correspondent said the decision was "political"

Gwyneth Paltrow in "Marty Supreme" (A24)

Gwyneth Paltrow, 2025's patron saint...?

Coleman Spilde

Paltrow laughed off biographers and adulterers before turning in one of her best roles. We can learn a thing or two

President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One on Dec. 17, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's excuse in 2025: "I don't know"

Amanda Marcotte

From Epstein to MRIs, the president fakes ignorance

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Congress may create the “bad internet"

Russell Payne

Online privacy protections could be demolished, advocates warn

Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, speaks with members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Sept 12, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

How much of Project 2025 has come true?

Amanda Becker, Orion Rummler, Mariel Padilla - The 19th

How the conservative policy wishlist for Trump’s second term impacted women and LGBTQ+ Americans

Erika Kirk interviews surprise guest Nicki Minaj on the final day of Turning Point USA's annual AmericaFest conference at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 21, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. Minaj spoke about her frustrations with California Governor Gavin Newsom, and about why she has embraced the conservative movement. (Photo by Caylo Seals/Getty Images)

Minaj praises Trump at TPUSA

Alex Galbraith

The rapper attacked California Gov. Gavin Newsom and lauded the current administration in a chat with Erika Kirk

AmericaFest Conference attendees pose for pictures in a replica of the tent of Charlie Kirk's assassination location. One of the many sights, merch and other spectacles at the event. (Olivier Touron / AFP via Getty Images)

Celebs, merch, squabbles at AmericaFest

CK Smith

From celebrity feuds to a replica of Charlie Kirk’s killing site, TPUSA’s event blurred politics and performance

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Edwin Lee Gibson as Ebraheim and Rob Reiner as Albert in "The Bear" (FX)

The lovable Rob Reiner, as seen on TV

Melanie McFarland

From "New Girl" to "The Bear," Reiner's TV appearances echo the humanism that guided his work behind the camera

James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump during the "Trump Survivor" Cold Open on Saturday, December 20, 2025 (Photo by Will Heath/NBC)

Trump revels in redactions on "SNL"

Alex Galbraith

The show's take on Trump celebrated the release of the Epstein files, glossing over key omissions

TPUSA held its first event after founder Charlie Kirk's death. Headliners, like current TPUSA director and Charlie's widow Erika Krik, have people questioning the future for MAGA and who gets to make that call. (Olivier Touron / AFP / Getty Images)

MAGA fractures arise at TPUSA conference

CK Smith

Turning Point USA’s annual gathering exposed deep divisions inside the MAGA movement following Charlie Kirk’s death

"Get me out of here" (Obbchao/Getty Images)

In 2025, we all wanted to be raptured

Coleman Spilde

In September, #RaptureTok prepared for the end of days. It was the natural result of humanity seeking connection

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